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The preparation of this National Progress Report has been undertaken within the framework of the biennial 2009-11 HFA Monitoring and Progress Review process, facilitated by UNISDR and ISDR System partners.

More than 1,000 people have been 'relocated permanently' from 32 flood-prone villages in Caprivi, as Namibia’s most northerly province prepares to meet a Zambezi River swollen to near-record size for this time of year by torrential rains upstream...

This calendar has been developed to help better prepare for food-related emergencies. It works by combining the most authoritative data on seasonal hazards like floods, droughts, pests and cyclones with information about crop cycles and weather patterns.

'The capacity building training was primarily directed at government agencies, local community-based organizations and served as a platform to share experiences, lessons learned and best practices in climate change programmes with emphasis on climate change adaptation measures' said Jonas Nghishidi, project coordinator at the Namibia Nature Foundation in a report by Annelien van Wyk...

Servaas van den Bosch reports on the climate change issues facing Namibia, including food security, whilst countries gather at the Tarawa climate change conference - a follow-up of last year's Climate Vulnerable Forum. Vulnerable countries attending the conference have much to learn from each other, he writes...

If passed, the bill should 'provide for the establishment of institutions for disaster risk management, and an integrated and coordinated disaster management approach focusing on preventing, declaration of disasters, the establishment of the National Disaster Risk Management Fund and incident matters' reports the Namibia Economist...

In her message for International Day for Disaster Reduction 2010, Irina Bokova, UNESCO Director-General points out the need 'to promote a culture of disaster reduction, placing the emphasis on pre-disaster action rather than contenting ourselves with post-disaster reaction'...

This document provides broad generic steps for mainstreaming environment and drylands issues into national development frameworks, as well lessons drawn from various countries on environment and drylands mainstreaming. It demonstrates that by prioritizing